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... word . This serpent is by no means beautifully marked : its back is of a dark blackish olive , and down it run longitudinally two rows of round black spots , in pairs , which are for the most part pretty regularly dis- posed . In ...
... word . This serpent is by no means beautifully marked : its back is of a dark blackish olive , and down it run longitudinally two rows of round black spots , in pairs , which are for the most part pretty regularly dis- posed . In ...
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... words , the existence , according to " the wisdom of our ancestors , " of our seven senses ; there are also some which seem to prove its active power , and it is upon these that the magne- tizers lay the greatest stress . In early ...
... words , the existence , according to " the wisdom of our ancestors , " of our seven senses ; there are also some which seem to prove its active power , and it is upon these that the magne- tizers lay the greatest stress . In early ...
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... word derived from that circumstance . By the Cheroneans it is called the day of good genius , because it is a day of mirth . On the second day every one drinks out of his own vessels , and it is therefore called Choes . Every one then ...
... word derived from that circumstance . By the Cheroneans it is called the day of good genius , because it is a day of mirth . On the second day every one drinks out of his own vessels , and it is therefore called Choes . Every one then ...
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... words : " ATHENIAN ! I bestow this maid upon you , that you may give legitimate children to the republick . " f We then inter- changed vows of fidelity , which being ratified by fresh sacrifices , we prepared to return to the house ...
... words : " ATHENIAN ! I bestow this maid upon you , that you may give legitimate children to the republick . " f We then inter- changed vows of fidelity , which being ratified by fresh sacrifices , we prepared to return to the house ...
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... word . I sauntered to the window , and stood gazing at the people pick- ing their way to church , with petticoats hoisted mid - leg high and dripping umbrellas . The bell ceased to toll , and the streets be- came silent . I then amused ...
... word . I sauntered to the window , and stood gazing at the people pick- ing their way to church , with petticoats hoisted mid - leg high and dripping umbrellas . The bell ceased to toll , and the streets be- came silent . I then amused ...
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